HOTEL ADRACHTI METEORA-KALAMBAKA

St.-George'sMandilas

Kastraki has an old andrichhistory.Existuntilnowmuchcustoms,amongwhichstands outtheclimbingwith ropeto the churchof St.-George'sMandilas,whichis(unfortunatelyaccessibleonlytoskilledclimbers)in theruinsof theMonastery ofSt.MandilasGeorge.AccordingtoanoldcustomtheKastrakinoihangcolorfulscarvesandlitcandlesin the monastery.

The Church of the Dormition of Virgin Mary is a three-aisled basilica with wooden roof and three apses on the eastern side. The central aisle is higher than the flanking aisles. The building contains sequences of columns and piers (pillars) that divide the space giving the aisles. A three lobed arched opening (trivilon) comprises the main entrance to the central aisle from the inner narthex. The outer narthex is a later addition.